About Us

Agroaceite is one of the leading companies in producing and marketing palm oil in Latin America. It is located in Guatemala’s southwestern area. From its beginning in 2008, its concern has been implementing the best agricultural and industrial practices and the most modern technology.

The fatty acids contained in palm oil are vital for building membranes of body cells, including bones, nerves and brain. It also contains micronutrients that help the cells to function to keep the body healthy and functioning properly.

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Of the 100% of the world’s land devoted to the cultivation of oils and fats, only 6% are palm oil crops and produce 28% of the world’s oil volume. See more…

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Palm oil contains vitamins A and E that help reduce cellular damage that accelerates the aging and development of some diseases. It is free of cholesterol. See more…

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Sustainability

Our human resource is the most important thing and we are aware that our first commitment is to our employees, their families and communities, ensuring their welfare through the following practices and programs:

In Agroaceite we seek to help communities build local self-management capacity for their own development. We support, accompany and talk to community leaders and local actors for the implementation of sustainable programs.. Ver más...

In our commitment to achieve the highest standards in the industry and operate in a responsible manner with our workers, communities and the environment, we are not satisfied by just complying with domestic laws, but also complying with international standards required by the global certifications which we receive. See More...

News

The sustainable oil palm company, Agroaceite has implemented a comprehensive training plan on occupational safety and other topics for its workers of the oil mill, in order to give them the necessary tools to have a safe work place and

The sustainable palm oil company, AGROACEITE, in partnership with the Asociación de Desarrollo Integral del Trifinio Suroccidente (ASODITSO) and the Institute for Climate Change (ICC in Spanish), carried out this year a new Certification Course on “Community Adaptation to Climate

Agroaceite helps raise the academic level of three Southwestern departments of Guatemala: Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu and San Marcos, through the implementation of novel practices and a state-of-the-art methodology, the Mojarras school. Students, teachers and parents of the Mojarras school participated in

By: The Oil Palm NGOs and campaign groups rarely admit that they are wrong. They almost never admit that an industry that they have been campaigning against is right. But that is effectively what the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)